diff --git a/block/vmdk.c b/block/vmdk.c
index 9a09193..28cec50 100644
--- a/block/vmdk.c
+++ b/block/vmdk.c
@@ -1263,7 +1263,6 @@
     int ret;
     BDRVVmdkState *s = bs->opaque;
     uint32_t magic;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     bs->file = bdrv_open_child(NULL, options, "file", bs, &child_of_bds,
                                BDRV_CHILD_IMAGE, false, errp);
@@ -1317,9 +1316,8 @@
     error_setg(&s->migration_blocker, "The vmdk format used by node '%s' "
                "does not support live migration",
                bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
-    ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+    ret = migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, errp);
+    if (ret < 0) {
         error_free(s->migration_blocker);
         goto fail;
     }